Shield is no defence against the IPL

Why the Sheffield Shield needs saving even though the final is a rotting carcass

Save the final? Yes,no,whatever. The real challenge is to save the Shield.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Bezos owns James Bond,but he’s not licensed to kill him off

Amazon has taken over the franchise as a low-risk venture. And that could put 007 at his greatest risk.

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Antoine Dupont during France’s gold medal win in the Paris Olympics.

If the Wallabies want their own Antoine Dupont,he’s playing league. It isn’t Nathan Cleary.

Nathan Cleary and Kalyn Ponga are the names on the lips of rugby fans when attention turns to league. They aren’t the code’s best option.

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My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears

The electric vehicle market is spluttering for any number of reasons. The odious Tesla chief is just one of them.

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This Lattouf saga is the worst ABC whodunnit ever

The national broadcaster is always under attack,but in this episode,the ABC’s management did its enemies’ work for them.

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Matildas superstar Sam Kerr continues to work on her return from a serious knee injury.

Kerr discovers one drunken night has more impact than all those brilliant goals

This is not a defence of the Matildas star,but context is needed around her police charges.

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I’ve declared war on fare dodgers. It’s one of my six signs of ageing

My bus driver confirmed my own observations:fare cheats are everywhere. So what’s that got to do with getting older?

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Djokovic eggs the crowd on to even greater adulation during his match against Alcaraz.

The Australian Open is deeply compromised. It has to be to survive

Hosting one of the four grand slams is a fragile privilege. It’s under ever-growing threat from ambitious and cashed-up rivals.

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Michael Clarke celebrates his triple century

Michael Clarke is in the Hall of Fame. It should never have been in doubt

The former Australian captain may have split public opinion,but his on-field record compares with the greatest of all time.

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Novak Djokovic recovered... again.

The tactical injury is Novak’s intellectual property. So’s the immaculate recovery

He is the greatest men’s player of all time – but does Novak Djokovic bend the rules to his will?

  • Malcolm Knox